**** Boiling Council Workmen
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Our council have decided to rip up all the paving flags on the pavement and replace them with tarmac. Fair enough.
However, the way they've gone about it is nothing short of moronic.
Our road is quite narrow and there is very little room for on street parking. Fortunately the majority of houses along our road have off street parking, driveways long enough for two or three cars, meaning not many people park on the street.
Unfortunately, these workmen have told all residents we won't be able to use our drives as once the tarmac goes down it needs to be left for 24 hours. we're expected to park elsewhere. On the street is out of the question thanks to the barriers and cones they've erected for the entire length of the road. We can't even access the drivewayss now either as they've now ripped up the flags at the end of the drives and left a whopping great channel where the pavement used to be.
They claim they'll be finished by Friday. I'm not so optimistic, the 'pavement-less' stretch of road round the corner that's been sitting like that for the last week or more suggests otherwise.
I'm not entirely sure where the entire road is now supposed to park their cars either, round the corner? On another street? Well, maybe, if they weren't doing the exact same thing on surrounding streets displacing those residents cars!
so far their schedule has been;
Monday: Remove flags (except at end of drives), pile them up into neat stacks, that took till about 9.30am, bugger off for the rest of the day because it's raining.
Tuesday: Return, put stacks of flags onto truck, remove remaining flags at end of drives, done by 9.30am, sit in truck stuffing their faces and drinking brews.
However, the way they've gone about it is nothing short of moronic.
Our road is quite narrow and there is very little room for on street parking. Fortunately the majority of houses along our road have off street parking, driveways long enough for two or three cars, meaning not many people park on the street.
Unfortunately, these workmen have told all residents we won't be able to use our drives as once the tarmac goes down it needs to be left for 24 hours. we're expected to park elsewhere. On the street is out of the question thanks to the barriers and cones they've erected for the entire length of the road. We can't even access the drivewayss now either as they've now ripped up the flags at the end of the drives and left a whopping great channel where the pavement used to be.
They claim they'll be finished by Friday. I'm not so optimistic, the 'pavement-less' stretch of road round the corner that's been sitting like that for the last week or more suggests otherwise.
I'm not entirely sure where the entire road is now supposed to park their cars either, round the corner? On another street? Well, maybe, if they weren't doing the exact same thing on surrounding streets displacing those residents cars!
so far their schedule has been;
Monday: Remove flags (except at end of drives), pile them up into neat stacks, that took till about 9.30am, bugger off for the rest of the day because it's raining.
Tuesday: Return, put stacks of flags onto truck, remove remaining flags at end of drives, done by 9.30am, sit in truck stuffing their faces and drinking brews.
They did this at my girlfriends house without telling her in advance, so her Ka was stuck on the drive until I moved their barriers and laid a couple of scaffolding planks over the path so she could get out.
What really boiled my piss was that they finished working on the Friday, mid-afternoon and left it like that over the weekend. They came back on the Monday morning and finished it within an hour.
What really boiled my piss was that they finished working on the Friday, mid-afternoon and left it like that over the weekend. They came back on the Monday morning and finished it within an hour.
Edited by Lionsden on Tuesday 19th July 15:18
Lionsden said:
What really boiled my piss was that they finished working on the Friday, mid-afternoon and left it like that over the weekend. They came back on the Monday morning and finished it within an hour.
but the bloated pay packets of public sector workers are even more bloated by overtime ... Edited by Lionsden on Tuesday 19th July 15:18
Overtime is an evil word in the Public Sector - the only place in the NHS which routinely gets overtime is the Ambulance Service - and that is because of the closed shop nature of their training meaning there is little alternative for staff other than Paramedics ( and the pool of paramedics who solely work outside the NHS services is quite small - so the NHS paramedics know they have management over a barrel)
Lionsden said:
They did this at my girlfriends house without telling her in advance, so her Ka was stuck on the drive until I moved their barriers and laid a couple of scaffolding planks over the path so she could get out.
What really boiled my piss was that they finished working on the Friday, mid-afternoon and left it like that over the weekend. They came back on the Monday morning and finished it within an hour.
It must be the same workmen, they blocked my Zed on the drive without enquiring whether we might like to move it. One minute the flags at the end of the drive were there, the next they were gone.What really boiled my piss was that they finished working on the Friday, mid-afternoon and left it like that over the weekend. They came back on the Monday morning and finished it within an hour.
Edited by Lionsden on Tuesday 19th July 15:18
get a couple of scafold boards and some bricks to go under in support if needs be, then on and off
but ring local council and ask for a schedual of works so you know when they will be back to finish the work
advise them if not done during that period you will get it finished and pass the payment on to them for failure to adhere to agreed time scales
but ring local council and ask for a schedual of works so you know when they will be back to finish the work
advise them if not done during that period you will get it finished and pass the payment on to them for failure to adhere to agreed time scales
ghamer said:
During the snow I had to park 2 streets away due to my house being in a dip and my van refused to climb said dip.2months later I was able to park at home.Its not ideal I know but 2 weeks max.Its no big deal is it?
That depends, did you notify your insurance company? Because leaving your car overnight for long periods somewhere other than where you specified in your policy seems like asking for trouble. Ie, my insurer expects my car to be parked overnight on the drive, if it gets stolen one night from two streets away I can imagine them using that as an excuse not to pay out.Also, wtf is this in homes and gardens? It's about cars and parking, therefore 'general gassing'.
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That depends, did you notify your insurance company? Because leaving your car overnight for long periods somewhere other than where you specified in your policy seems like asking for trouble. Ie, my insurer expects my car to be parked overnight on the drive, if it gets stolen one night from two streets away I can imagine them using that as an excuse not to pay out.
Works van so don,t care about insurance.
Also, wtf is this in homes and gardens? It's about cars and parking, therefore 'general gassing'. [/quo
What are you the forum police!
That depends, did you notify your insurance company? Because leaving your car overnight for long periods somewhere other than where you specified in your policy seems like asking for trouble. Ie, my insurer expects my car to be parked overnight on the drive, if it gets stolen one night from two streets away I can imagine them using that as an excuse not to pay out.
Works van so don,t care about insurance.
Also, wtf is this in homes and gardens? It's about cars and parking, therefore 'general gassing'. [/quo
What are you the forum police!
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